IPX, DEA

LTE interconnect and roaming
IPX (“IP exchange”) providers provide interoperability of IP services and worldwide LTE roaming between service providers. Roaming between LTE networks requires an efficient international exchange mechanism with guaranteed quality-of-service between visited and home networks. Most IPX providers use traditional Diameter routers. The assumption was this would suffice. However, they are discovering that providing global LTE roaming services means dealing with different technologies (LTE and legacy), different vendors and different types of customers (mobile, fixed, MVNO, OTT, Enterprise etc.).

Traditional routers are not designed to cope with this complexity. Moreover, differentiation beyond traditional connectivity requires additional capabilities. In particular, flexibility and service agility are taking center stage in the IPX market.

IPX 2.0
BroadForward’s BFX is the Next Generation Signaling Controller and Interface Gateway for IPX. BFX provides a unique combination of DRA, DEA and IWF in a single, integrated software solution, offering more features and flexibility than traditional Diameter routers. BFX empowers IPX providers to independently resolve signaling issues and enable advanced service scenarios, across vendor- and access technologies. BFX gives them the ability to support a next generation value chain comprising operators of all sizes and network types, enterprises and OTT providers. Next to Diameter signaling, BroadForward provides its IPX customers with features for authentication and security, VoLTE/VoWiFi interconnect, local break-out (LBO), Number Portability, 3G-4G roaming, 5G roaming and interworking, Wi-Fi hubbing, SLF for steering-of-roaming, MVNE services, PVNO, ‘Virtual-MME’, Multi-IMSI hub etc.
With BFX, IPX providers can go ‘IPX 2.0’, taking local service innovation across global network borders.

Network-wide capacity license: one global throughput capacity license that works across all locations and (virtual) machines (so no ‘per-box pricing’) and across all Diameter applications (S6a, S6d, S9, Gy etc.) and variants.

Operator feedback

“The more I use BFX… the more I am liking it”
“Very good technology, I am impressed”
“Miles ahead of the competition”
“This is the best product, this is the next generation”
“Working with BroadForward is like a breath of fresh air”
“Our management is thrilled about the success of the migration”
“I really, really like your product”
“By far the most advanced and flexible DSC seen so far”
“Truly amazing functionality”
“Enabling DRA function in network in just a few hours”
“Don’t need any scripting”
“Really cool product”
“Winning product”
“Unique capability in our network”
“Amazingly powerful product”
“Designed to provide maximum agility”
“Remarkable new technology”
“You provide the glue”
“Structurally speeds up time-to-market for new services”

Analyst feedback

“BFX rated as Very Strong”
“We see BroadForward winning substantial business”
“This is a radical game changer”
“Solving the Diameter signaling conundrum”
“Central hub for service orchestration”
“It changes the dynamics of the industry”
“Solving pain points for operators that nobody else can solve”
“Well-positioned with their product”
“Designed to help CSPs ease the integration problems they face”
“This not only saves money, but critically speeds time to market”